apmaiņa

From ap- +‎ maiņa (“change”).

• IPA^(key): [apmāīɲa]

apmaiņa f (4th declension)

1. exchange, swap (of one object for another)

   preču apmaiņa ― exchange of goods

   grāmatu apmaiņa bibliotēkā ― book exchange in the library

   apmaiņas reakcija ― exchange reaction (in which two chemical compounds exchange their ions)

   hroniku apmaiņa nav vienīga sadarbības forma ar ārzemju kinematogrāfistiem ― the exchange of chronicles is not the only form of cooperation with foreign cinematographers

2. (of ideas, thoughts, texts) exchange

   domu apmaiņa ― exchange of ideas

   vēstuļu apmaiņa ― exchange of letters

   organizēt savstarpēju pieredzes apmaiņu ― to organize a mutual exchange of experience

3. replacement (e.g., of a defective piece of equipment)

   mehānisma detaļu apmaiņa ― replacement of a part of a mechanism

• apmainīšana

• apmainīt